Posted on 17 April 2012.
Who would have thought that a T&T-style Carnival, in all its feathers, bikini and beaded splendour, would explode onto Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California? Keron Adams did. The Trinidad-born, Los Angeles resident, is making it happen on June 30. Adams, the president of the LA based Regularz Entertainment—a Caribbean promotions company— said it took a lot [...]
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Posted on 12 April 2012.
As the digital revolution continues to sweep the globe, the entertainment industry especially music is successfully riding this technological wave. In his mission to take the Chutney Soca genre to international heights and to keep it on par with all other musical art forms Karma’s Ravi B recently announced the release of the Ravi B [...]
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Posted on 09 April 2012.
Like almost every success story you hear in business, the spark came from an inspired individual or group with an idea they thought was great. But those being sought for support, especially in the area of finance, could not relate to that vision. As a consequence, the visionaries were turned down. That was the [...]
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Posted on 07 April 2012.
David Lopez, president of the National Carnival Bands Association (NCBA) says his organisation is intent on securing an increased pay packet for competitors in the King and Queen of Carnival competitions, from the present $120,000 to $350,000 in time for Carnival 2013. He declared the position of his executive during a T&T Guardian interview at [...]
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Posted on 04 April 2012.
It is exactly 38 days since Carnival Tuesday 2012 and bandleaders and designers are already planning their presentations for Carnival 2013. In fact, having just celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass in St Mary’s College Chapel, Trini Revellers has now officially launched its 2013 presentation—Brazil, Brazil. Not to be left out, next month Islandpeople Mas is [...]
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